NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:
ALL-TIME vs. SEATTLE
OVERALL (7 GP) 3-4-0
HOME (4 GP) 2-2-0
ROAD (3 GP) 1-2-0
LAST MEETING Oct. 12, 2023 at NSH (W, 3-0)
PLAYOFFS Never Met
− The Predators are 3-4-0 all-time against the Kraken, including a 1-2-0 record on the road. − This is the second of three matchups between Nashville and Seattle in 2023-24; it is the first of two at Climate Pledge Arena. − The Predators hosted Seattle in their home opener on Oct. 12, earning a 3-0 shutout with Juuse Saros stopping all 23 shots he faced. Colton Sissons, Gustav Nyquist and Juuso Parssinen scored for Nashville. − Bridgestone Arena hosted Seattle in the franchise’s first-ever NHL game on Oct. 14, 2021, a 4-3 loss for the Predators. − Seattle is the fifth franchise to join the NHL after Nashville’s inaugural season (1998-99), along with Atlanta/Winnipeg, Minnesota, Columbus and Vegas.
NOTABLES vs. SEATTLE
− Filip Forsberg owns a share of Nashville’s career lead in points against the Kraken with five (2g-3a) in five games. − Tyson Barrie had three points (1g-2a) in two games vs. Seattle last season. − Jeremy Lauzon was acquired from Seattle for a second-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (Jani Nyman) on March 20, 2022. He had six points (1g-5a) in 53 games with the Kraken in 2021-22. − Seattle forward Eeli Tolvanen played 135 games for Nashville from 2018-22, tallying 51 points (25g-26a). He was selected by Nashville in the first round (30th overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft. Tolvanen scored Nashville’s first-ever goal against Seattle on Oct. 14, 2021. − Seattle’s Head Equipment Manager, Jeff Camelio, spent 15 seasons as Nashville’s Assistant Equipment Manager; 2019-20 was Camelio’s final campaign with the Predators.
LAST TIME OUT
− Nashville Predators 2, Vancouver Canucks 5 – Oct. 31 (Rogers Arena) − NSH goals: Sissons (5), Fabbro (1) − VAN goals: Lafferty (2), Pettersson (3), Pettersson – PP/GWG (4), Miller (5), Pettersson – ENG (5) − Goaltenders: NSH – Lankinen (L, 22/26); VAN – Demko (W, 27/29) − Power plays: NSH 0-4; VAN 1-3 − Notes: Nashville moved to 1-3-0 on the road in 2023-24… The Predators are now 0-2-0 against the Canucks this season… After falling down 1-0, Nashville scored twice in a 30-second span in the first period to take a 2-1 lead… Ryan O’Reilly played in his 1,000th career NHL game… With an assist on Dante Fabbro’s goal, O’Reilly became the third Predators player to record a point in their 1,000th career game, joining Mike Ribeiro and Cliff Ronning… Kevin Lankinen made his first start of the season… Liam Foudy recorded an assist on Colton Sissons’ goal for his first point with the Predators… Foudy was also awarded a penalty shot 1:22 into the game; it was stopped by Thatcher Demko… Fabbro scored his first goal of the season.
INJURY REPORT Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Luke Schenn Lower Body – IR Oct. 12-31 8
Cody Glass Lower Body – IR Oct. 21-31 4
Total man-games lost: 12
Individual man-games lost: Schenn – 8; Glass – 4
SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:
LAST GAME
Seattle 4 at Tampa Bay 3 (OT)
Goals: Dumoulin, Gourde, Yamamoto, McCann
Goalie: Grubauer (34/37) PP: 2/3 PK: 1/2
Shots: Seattle 43 – Tampa Bay 37
CURRENT INJURIES – (MAN GAMES LOST: 13)
Brandon Tanev (lower body; IR) – 9 games – week-to-week
Andre Burakovsky (upper body; IR) – 4 games – week-to-week
GAME NOTES
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight’s matchup with Nashville is the first of 14 games the Kraken will play in November, which is tied with March for their most regular-season games in a single month this season. • If the Kraken defeat the Predators tonight it will give them their first win against Nashville this season and their first win against a Western Conference opponent this year. It would also give them wins in consecutive games for the first time this season. • The Kraken went 4-for-10 on the power play on their most recent road trip dating back to Oct. 24 at Detroit. The team’s 40 percent success rate on the power play from Oct. 24 on ranked third in the NHL entering play Wednesday. • Entering play Wednesday, the Kraken and the Vegas Golden Knights were the only two teams in the NHL to be ranked in the top 10 in team hits, blocks and takeaways this season. o Seattle has totaled 170 hits, 160 blocks and 67 takeaways through its first 10 games played, which ranked 10th, seventh and fifth (tied), respectively, entering play Wednesday. • Jared McCann has six points (four goals, two assists) in his last six games played and has scored in each of Seattle’s last two games. If he were to score again tonight, it would give him goals in three consecutive games for the first time since he also scored in three straight from April 6 to 10, 2023. • Entering play Wednesday, the defensive pair of Brian Dumoulin and Justin Schultz ranked fourth in expected goals percentage (59.2) among pairs that have played at least 100 minutes together according to MoneyPuck. • Yanni Gourde’s next point will be his 100th as a member of the Kraken. He will become the fourth player in franchise history to total 100 points with Seattle, joining Jared McCann, Jordan Eberle and Vince Dunn. • Adam Larsson has totaled 195 points (41 goals, 154 assists) in his NHL career. Currently five points shy, he is set to become the third defenseman from the 2011 NHL draft class to total 200 or more career points, trailing only Dougie Hamilton (451) and Jonas Brodin (217). • Joey Daccord’s next win will be his third of the season, the most he’s recorded in a single year. His next start will be his sixth of the year, tying his career high that he set in 2020-21 with the Ottawa Senators.
NASH BASH • Seattle owns a 4-2-1 all-time record against Nashville. The Predators are one of eight teams that the Kraken have defeated at least four times, with the others being Anaheim, Arizona, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles and San Jose • The Kraken have not surrendered a power-play goal to the Predators in any of their four regular-season matchups since the start of the 2022-23 season, going a perfect 10-for-10 on the penalty kill. o Nashville is one of seven teams (Arizona, Boston, Colorado, Montreal, NY Islanders and Pittsburgh) that the Kraken remained perfect against on the penalty kill since the start of the 2022-23 regular season. • In seven games since the start of the 2021-22 season, the Kraken have scored 23 goals against the Predators, their sixth-most against any opponent. Their 3.29 goals for per game against Nashville are also Seattle’s 11th-best mark against any team in the NHL. o The Kraken have scored at least four goals in four of the seven games they have played against the Predators
